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'''Pasta''' is a generic name for many types of noodles that are produced from the paste of ground grains mixed with water, and often egg and salt. While rice noodles are thought of as [[Chinese]] cuisine, wheat noodles are thought of as [[Italian]] cuisine.
<b>Location:</b>
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
<p><b>Geographic coordinates:</b>
49 45 N, 15 30 E
<p><b>Map references:</b>
Europe
<p><b>Area:</b>
<br><i>total:</i>
78,866 sq km
<br><i>land:</i>
77,276 sq km
<br><i>water:</i>
1,590 sq km
<p><b>Area - comparative:</b>
slightly smaller than South Carolina
<p><b>Land boundaries:</b>
<br><i>total:</i>
1,881 km
<br><i>border countries:</i>
Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
<p><b>Coastline:</b>
0 km (landlocked)
<p><b>Maritime claims:</b>
none (landlocked)
<p><b>Climate:</b>
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
<p><b>Terrain:</b>
Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
<p><b>Elevation extremes:</b>
<br><i>lowest point:</i>
Elbe River 115 m
<br><i>highest point:</i>
Snezka 1,602 m
<p><b>Natural resources:</b>
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
<p><b>Land use:</b>
<br><i>arable land:</i>
41%
<br><i>permanent crops:</i>
2%
<br><i>permanent pastures:</i>
11%
<br><i>forests and woodland:</i>
34%
<br><i>other:</i>
12% (1993 est.)
<p><b>Irrigated land:</b>
240 sq km (1993 est.)
<p><b>Natural hazards:</b>
flooding
<p><b>Environment - current issues:</b>
air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests
<p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b>
<br><i>party to:</i>
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
<br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i>
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
<p><b>Geography - note:</b>
landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe


While it has been thought in some places that [[Marco Polo]] brought the concept back with him from [[China]] (from where should come [[Spaghetti]]), the first pastas that we know about were on [[Etruscan]] tomb from the fourth century B.C.
:''See also :'' [[Czech republic]]

[[Thomas Jefferson]] is credited with bringing the first ''[[macaroni]]'' machine to America in [[1789]] when he returned home after serving as [[ambassador]] to [[France]].

See the [[Wikipedia Cookbook]] for specific recipies and the [[Cooking]] topic for a more general overview of food.

[[Pasta/How_to|How to...]]

Revision as of 16:31, 28 January 2002

Pasta is a generic name for many types of noodles that are produced from the paste of ground grains mixed with water, and often egg and salt. While rice noodles are thought of as Chinese cuisine, wheat noodles are thought of as Italian cuisine.

While it has been thought in some places that Marco Polo brought the concept back with him from China (from where should come Spaghetti), the first pastas that we know about were on Etruscan tomb from the fourth century B.C.

Thomas Jefferson is credited with bringing the first macaroni machine to America in 1789 when he returned home after serving as ambassador to France.

See the Wikipedia Cookbook for specific recipies and the Cooking topic for a more general overview of food.

How to...